Ravens Open HCLC with Victory Over Spalding

The Anderson University men's lacrosse team (4-7, 1-0) opens HCLC with a victory over Spalding University (1-9, 0-1) by a score of 17-5 on Saturday in Anderson.

COACH JACOB ASHTON'S COMMENTS

• Started fast and controlled most facets early on.
• We talked about pressuring them in the ride, and we caused a lot of turnovers, which led to early offense
• We were able to score in transition, and we possessed the ball well on offense, scoring early and setting the tone
• Kenny Bentley had another great day at the X and contributed on offense
• Will Harriman had his best outing on offense as a feeder
• Bryce Johnson created chaos in the middle of the field defensively
• All in all, a team win

RECORD BOOK UPDATES

• Will Harriman – 7 Assists - School Record (Previous Record - 6 by Josh Rhodes on April 7, 2021 against Earlham)
• Will Harriman – 10 Points - T-4th Most (Most Since - Cole Whatley; 13 vs Mount St. Joseph on April 19, 2023)
• Rick Kaufman – 7 Points - T-10th Most
• Rick Kaufman – 18 Shots - T-4th Most (Most Since - Clayton Emery; 19 vs Mount St. Joseph on April 19, 2023)
• Kenny Bentley – 12 Ground balls - T-6th Most (Most Since - Kenny Bentley; 12 at Earlham on April 22, 2023)
• Bryce Johnson – 7 Caused Turnovers - T-4th Most (Most Since - Mason Bratcher; 7 at DePauw on March 6, 2024)
• Spencer Pruden – 5 Goals Against - T-9th Fewest (Fewest Since - Spencer Pruden; 4 vs Heidelberg on March 2, 2024)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Ravens cleared 20-of-24 (83.3 percent), while the Golden Eagles were successful on 18-of-33 (54.5 percent)
• Anderson controlled the faceoffs, winning 17-of-25 (68.0 percent)
• The Ravens outshot the Golden Eagles 61-26

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Lars Kiefer – 4 Goals, 11 Shots, 2 Ground balls, 2 Caused Turnovers
• Will Harriman – 3 Goals, 7 Assists, 9 Shots, 3 Ground balls, 1 Caused Turnover
• Rick Kaufman – 3 Goals, 4 Assists, 18 Shots, 4 Ground balls, 2 Caused Turnovers
• Kenny Bentley – 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 4 Shots, 12 Ground balls, 1 Caused Turnover, 75.0 Faceoff % (15-20)
• Abram Zimmerman – 2 Goals, 6 Shots, 5 Ground balls, 2 Caused Turnovers
• Jordan Garcia – 2 Goals, 3 Shots, 2 Ground balls, 2 Caused Turnovers
• Robert Okougbo – 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 6 Shots, 1 Ground ball
• Travis Moon – 2 Shots, 1 Ground ball, 1 Caused Turnover
• Dallas Hermanson – 1 Shot, 5 Ground balls, 2 Caused Turnovers
• Gabe Yingst – 1 Shot, 2 Ground balls, 1 Caused Turnover
• Bryce Johnson – 8 Ground balls, 7 Caused Turnovers
• Justin Bemis – 2 Ground balls, 2 Caused Turnovers
• Alex Alaniz – 2 Caused Turnovers
• Spencer Pruden – Win (4-7), 8 Saves, 5 Goals Against, 1 Ground ball

UP NEXT

The Ravens travel to take on Hanover College (4-8, 1-1) in HCLC action on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. in Hanover.